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27 April, 13:25

Which of the following answers describes Kepler's laws?

a. Planets orbit in elliptical patterns; the bigger the planet, the more gravitational pull; a planet's gravitational pull is stronger or weaker depending on its distance from the Sun.

b. A planet's orbit covers equal distances in equal amounts of time; the speed of a planet's orbit depends on its distance from the Sun; the bigger the planet, the slower it moves.

c. Planets orbit in elliptical patterns; a planet's orbit covers equal areas in equal amounts of time; planets' orbits are shorter or longer depending on their distance from the Sun.

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  1. 27 April, 13:32
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    Choices a). and b). each include some truth

    mingled with some nonsense.

    Choice c). is in fact a scientifically sloppy but intuitively

    satisfying summary of Kepler's three laws of planetary motion.
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